Two Pennsylvania residents appear to have followed Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s advice when they decided to harass three kids who were sitting on a bench for wearing masks. Video of the incident was uploaded to social media by the woman who appeared to be filming their attack on the kids.
“What are you doing out here?” a male adult’s voice asks the kids in the footage.
“What do you idiots — face mask—” a woman’s voice can be heard saying.
“Why are you wearing a mask?” the man asks.
“Where are your parents at?” the woman asks. “They have you out here masked?”
“You don’t need to wear them, you know that?” the man says.
“Why the hell you wearing a mask out? Where’s your mom and dad?” the woman asks.
The kids can be heard mumbling that the CDC said that it’s safer.
“How come you ain’t dead yet,” the man asks.
“Yeah,” the woman follows.
“Take it off!” the man says before the video cuts off.
Watch:
“Look at these idiots”
“Where’s your mom and dad?”
“How come you’re not dead yet then?”
“Take it off”Trump supporters harass kids wearing masks. pic.twitter.com/ybxUiuLTm0
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) June 17, 2021
The MAGA harassers are following the instruction of Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who told viewers on April 26 that they should accost Americans, especially children, they see wearing masks and call 911 on their parents.
“Call the police immediately, contact child protective services,” he told the Fox News audience.
At the time, former FBI Agent Asha Rangappa tweeted about how dangerous it was to instruct his audience to do this. Clearly, the people were more agitated and confrontational than Carlson told them to be and they didn’t appear to call the police or child protective services.
This is really, really dangerous. Listen to his tone of voice, and what he’s instructing. He’s moving from his viewers passively consuming his propaganda to having them act on it — against their neighbors. He’s testing his audience’s compliance. https://t.co/ZxqFMsboAW
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) April 27, 2021
